TikToker banned from app over Bondi videos

A US TikToker has been permanently banned from the app after allegedly secretly recording Aussie women for his millions of followers online.

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A US Tiktoker who has been uploading videos “picking up women” across Australia to his millions of followers has been permanently banned from the app after he was reported to the NSW Police.

Sayed or @itspolokid gained 1.2 million followers on Instagram and 1 million followers on TikTok from his videos approaching women, complimenting them and asking for their numbers.

He has recently posted videos from Melbourne and Sydney, approaching most of the women on the beach.

He allegedly records the interactions via Meta Rayban smart glasses to secretly film their reactions, uploading the material without their consent.

NSW Police say they are investigating. Picture: Supplied

One woman said she was only made aware she had been recorded by Sayed when his friends from the UK notified her she was in a video.

On Saturday, NSW Police told news.com.au Sayed had been reported to police with an incident on Bondi Beach on February 7 being investigated.

Sayed mostly approaches women on the beach. Picture: Instagram

In one of the video, Sayed approaches a woman at Opera Bar. Picture: Instagram

“Police have commenced an investigation into an alleged breach of the Listening Devices Act committed at Bondi on Friday 7 February 2025,” the statement said.

“No further information is available at this stage.

Recording private conversations without consent of all parties involved in illegal and can attract up to five years jail in NSW. No charges have been laid.

In a statement to news.com.au, TikTok has now revealed they have banned Sayed permanently from their app.

“We have permanently banned this account for violating our strict community guidelines,” they said.

Videos from Bondi, St Kilda

In one of the videos – which is captioned “Hitting on beauties in Bondi Beach! #confident”.

Sayed approaches a woman who is wearing a bikini on the sand with her friend.

“You are very f***ing beautiful. I like you,” he tells the woman after introducing himself.

“I’m in love with your friend.”

He leaves after he tells him she is married.

“Very presumptuous,” she tells him.

Sayed’s social media pages are filled with him approaching women in public. Picture: Instagram

He has now been banned from the app. Picture: TikTok

Tahnaya Jae, who Sayed allegedly secretly filmed in Kings Cross, told news.com.au she was blocked after asking him to take down the video.

The video, which shows Sayed asking Ms Jae for her number before she walks away, now has 545,000 views.

“I got off easy compared to some of the other girls. He knows this type of thing is not okay. He wouldn’t have blocked me otherwise. Total power trip,” she said.

Ms Jae said she had no idea she was being filmed as the smartglasses he wears look exactly like normal RayBan sunglasses.

He has millions of followers on social media. Picture: Instagram

Sayed is from the US. Picture: Instagram

“I’ve seen some of the girls asking him to take their video down, but he’s ignoring and blocking them too,” she said.

“The way some of the other girls are being bullied in the comments section breaks my heart.”

Community warning

Sayed’s behaviour also led to a social media warning on Bondi’s community page by resident Louise McFadden.

“There has been a guy approaching women on the beach, on the street, basically anywhere deemed public space across all of the eastern suburbs … filming women without their consent when they are caught off guard,” the post said.

“He appears friendly enough, however, what these women don’t know is that their bodies, faces and reactions are being recorded and for some of them, posted to his 1.2 million followers on Instagram and TikTok.”

Sayed has been contacted for comment.

Waverley Council did not wish to comment on the matter, referring news.com.au to the police.

Originally published as TikToker banned from app over Bondi videos